Hi Stephen, it won't take that long if Nanosolar, mentioned by Terry in an earlier post, delivers as they seem poised to do since they have secured 100 million dollars of financing and are going into production in 2007, cf: http://www.nanosolar.com/articles.htm
What they seem to have achieved in pre-production is awesome: durable and efficient inexpensive nano-ink printed aluminum foil PV panels which could pay for themselves in just a few months at standard electricity rates! Potentially the definitive answer to the world's energy problems if an inexpensive storage technology emerges too (supercaps, hydrogen?), and maybe even if it doesn't since peak electricity consumption is in daytime. Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen A. Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "vortex-l" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 4:59 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]: Musings on grid-independence and personal alternative energy ... > But we have a > south-facing sloped roof with no trees shading that side, which made the > idea of solar panels seem appealing. But if it's going to take 250 > years to recoup the cost difference versus some other approach, maybe > solar cells are not such a hot idea... ...
